Category: Warbird

Hello again! Well here we are, another project finished and I have to say I have enjoyed this one so much! This project came about when one evening I was researching Malta Spitfire's and I happened across this photograph: This was Squadron Leader John J. Lynch of 249 Sqn. RAF after he claimed Malta's 1000th …

Sometimes a build is so much fun that you flat out forget to record the build and paint process. That, dear reader is exactly what has happened here! So I open with a humble apology and the optimistic hope that the end in this case will justify the means. As you will remember I was …

One of the most read articles on this website is my build of my Bf 109 K4 which I build some years ago. This 1/32 Hasegawa kit was a gift from my good friend Frank who knew that I wanted to build this particular 109 K4 as it's paint scheme and markings caught my eye …

Hello! This week has given a wonderful break from the day job and I have immersed myself in my obsession with Spitfire's! A recent visit to Flying Legend's at Duxford was spectacular! Seeing so many warbirds in one place set my heart on fire! Upon returning home my studio went into overdrive building and researching Spitfire's! …

Hello again! After enjoying my last Spitfire so much I felt compelled to build another! This project came about whilst researching another Spitfire project. Upon reading about the siege of Malta during 1942-1943, a subject becoming ever closer to my heart, I found an interesting photograph: This is Sqn. Ldr. John Lynch, an American …

Hello there! Yes, it has been a while hasn't it? I've been busier than ever and finding time to write build articles has been at a premium since I began commission building. I must say I feel blessed to have met so many great people through my commission work. Only last month I dropped off …

In my last post we saw the completion of my commission build Spitfire, Geoffrey Wellum's K9998. Now the Spitfire has been enhanced by posing it in a typical scene from the Battle of Britain-A lone Spitfire Mk.Ia with its pilot being greeted by the venerable RAF Flight Sgt. Now I have the model, scenery and …